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‘Priests Pedaling for Prayers’ set to ride through diocese again April 16-20

By: Jennifer Willems   -   March 21, 2018   -   Featured Article Deacon Matthew Levy, Father Adam Cesarek, Father Michael Pica, Father Tom Otto, Msgr. Gregory Ketcham, Office of Priestly Vocations, Priests pedaling for prayers

A scene from the first leg of "Priests Pedaling for Prayers" last April shows (from left) Father Michael Pica, Father Tom Otto and Father Adam Cesarek tackling one of the major hills they encountered in central Illinois. They are preparing to ride again April 16-20, this time traveling from Nauvoo to Mendota. (The Catholic Post file photo/Jennifer Willems)

Here they go again. Three young priests of the Diocese of Peoria are preparing to climb on their bicycles and cross central Illinois to raise awareness of and prayers for vocations. This year’s route is expected to cover as many as 275 miles as it takes Father Tom Otto, Father Adam Cesarek and Father Michael […]